The Dirty Dozen Brass Band will make its Satchmo Summerfest debut at the 2014 edition of the festival, it was announced Thursday (June 19). The legendary group, which started mixing traditional brass sounds with soul, pop, funk, hip-hop and more nearly 40 years ago, is the acknowledged godfather of the contemporary brass scene that spawned groups like the Rebirth and the Stooges. The Dirty Dozen performs on Friday, Aug. 1 at 6:30 p.m.

Other acts playing the 14th annual free festival for the first time in 2014 include PresHall Brass, the latest combo to come out of the venerable Preservation Hall; Preservation Hall Jazz Band drummer Joe Lastie; Mario Abney and the Abney Effect, and the Smoking Time Jazz Club. The acclaimed trombonist and composer Wycliffe Gordon will again play the festival, closing out Friday with an 8 p.m. set.

Satchmo Summerfest brings two stages of music, seminars and films exploring the legacy of its namesake Louis Armstrong to the grounds of the Louisiana State Museum's Old U.S. Mint August 1-3, plus dance lessons, food, activities and more.